Ofsted

Ofsted use of AI in inspections doesn’t make the grade

The inspectorate trialled AI note taking in inspections, but wider roll out has been ditched after the tech was...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Row over new Ofsted ‘high-quality’ research checks

New inspections will judge teacher trainers as needing 'urgent improvement' if use of 'discredited research' isn't tackled

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted’s months of ‘tinkering’ fall flat with teachers

Just 11% of teachers polled felt positive about changes, up 1 percentage point from February

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Ofsted’s changes fail to quell school inclusion concerns 

Ofsted has said 'inclusion' will be a key focus of its new framework, but leaders are worried

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted relies on parents’ views as it ‘forces through’ inspection changes

Inspectorate withholds analysis of consultation responses, but publishes parent polling

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted keeps report cards support (or lack of) secret

Unions blast the watchdog after it only provides a narrative summary of responses to its consultation

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Politics

Reform on education: All headlines, no policy lines

Sparkly suits, pyrotechnics and a war on pupil 'indoctrination': Reform's party conference and what a Farage victory could mean...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted report cards revealed: Fewer judgments, renamed grades

Inspectorate says ‘biggest changes in Ofsted history’ will deliver ‘absolute clarity’ for schools and parents – but unions slam...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Profile

Gareth Conyard, CEO, Teacher Development Trust

It’s estimated to be a half-billion-pound industry in England, but all is not well in the world of teachers’...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks